Salah: +Praveen K no, the problem is Nokia stable Pie update don't have proper UI scaling to use higher DPI without glitchesGot a 265 GB with 6 GB RAM Mi Mix 2 (bootloader can be unlocked easily with great devs support) and will flash Android 9 custom ROM like Omni or Lineage and will be more happy using it.Not for everyone but it is a personal preference and that's how I like it.

Better than expected. My expectation from OEM is to deliver latest version of Android to all flagships eligible for updates by December end to be considered as good enough. By January end it will turn to satisfactory. Beyond that it's unacceptable.

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Jason Wiltjer: +Praveen K no I'm saying you can have a perfectly good ecosystem without fast updates

I'm not saying I don't want fast updates, sure I do. But fast updates brings bugs, no matter ios or Android with the pixels. I have a 2 xl and it seems every update fixes a few things but breaks a few more, and it's the same story with iOS. Samsung is coming out with their one ui betas and they are already more stable than the stable builds of Android pie on the pixels. I would love for Samsung to hurry up with updates, and I'm sure they could come out with them faster if they really tried, but I don't want that if it comes at the expenses of stability, which they already have right now.

James M: Flagships should be updated by the end of the year needs to be the rule.

Praveen K: +Jason Wiltjer Sorry but that's just wrong. Fragmentation is the reason why developers face hard time on Android. And things could have been better if atleast flagship phones were on latest versions but that's not the case.

Things were worse and they have gotten better but we have only Google to thank for it. OEMs have dropped the ball in this case and I am not going to play an apologist on their behalf.

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Just saw Samsung's One UI and atleast UI (not sure about UX) is good enough for me. Now I guess only thing stopping me from considering a Samsung device is updates. Hardware is better than Google and Apple in my books.

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James M: It all depends on the individual.

Jason Wiltjer: +Younes Layachi not really, but those aren't the features I'm talking about.

Salah: As I used Nexus phones since the Galaxy Nexus to the last one Nexus 6P and having an Android One phone right now, stock Android always missed some nice features that I always found myself using custom ROMs to get them, the debate never ends, it is like cars, some are heavy, don't have the best acceleration or top speed, but have many options, others are faster, with easier handling, but may lack some features. At the end, to each his wallet that buy his phone with ;-) and the good thing is we have choices.